Washington is talking tough on ISIS, but its plans for intervention don't seem to measure up

Aug 25, 2014
A growing number of high-ranking American officials say that ISIS, the militant group that controls much of northern Iraq, must be defeated. The White House is considering plans to send ground troops to aid Iraq in the fight, but experts say even those expanded plans won't be enough to win.

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